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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Electric utility; offshore wind affiliate."
+description: "Electric utility; offshore wind affiliate."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
+legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
+session: "2023"
+identifier: "SB 1477"
+citation: "Virginia SB 1477 (2023)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Lewis"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 36
+vote_count: 7
+first_action: "2023-01-18"
+last_action: "2023-03-24"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a5ccc3b-449b-41df-8633-098f6d743ba9"
+source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1477"
+source_hash: "da1934f7efff68b3d2634fc1fb81e8e6326df558ae616e80592096d057567c29"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
+---
+
+# Virginia SB 1477 (2023) — Electric utility; offshore wind affiliate.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **CHAP0510** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0510)
+2. **Presented and ordered printed 23104124D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1477)
+3. **Printed as engrossed 23104124D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1477E)
+4. **SB1477ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1477ER)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (15-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+- House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+- Reported from Commerce and Energy with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- VOTE: Passage (87-Y 12-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Lewis — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-18** Presented and ordered printed 23104124D `introduction`
+- **2023-01-18** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
+- **2023-01-24** Assigned C&L sub: Energy `referral-committee`
+- **2023-01-25** Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
+- **2023-01-25** Impact statement from SCC (SB1477)
+- **2023-01-30** Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
+- **2023-02-01** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
+- **2023-02-02** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2023-02-02** Reading of amendments waived
+- **2023-02-02** Committee amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
+- **2023-02-02** Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1477E
+- **2023-02-02** Printed as engrossed 23104124D-E
+- **2023-02-02** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
+- **2023-02-02** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
+- **2023-02-09** Placed on Calendar
+- **2023-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
+- **2023-02-09** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy `referral-committee`
+- **2023-02-10** Impact statement from SCC (SB1477E)
+- **2023-02-16** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
+- **2023-02-16** Reported from Commerce and Energy with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
+- **2023-02-20** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2023-02-21** Read third time `reading-3`
+- **2023-02-21** Committee amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
+- **2023-02-21** Engrossed by House as amended
+- **2023-02-21** Passed House with amendments (87-Y 12-N) `passage`
+- **2023-02-21** VOTE: Passage (87-Y 12-N) `passage`
+- **2023-02-22** House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) `amendment-passage`
+- **2023-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
+- **2023-03-07** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1477ER) `passage`
+- **2023-03-08** Signed by President `passage`
+- **2023-03-08** Signed by Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-03-13** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023 `enrolled`
+- **2023-03-13** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-03-20** Impact statement from SCC (SB1477ER)
+- **2023-03-24** Approved by Governor-Chapter 510 (effective 7/1/23) `executive-signature`
+- **2023-03-24** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0510)
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9a5ccc3b-449b-41df-8633-098f6d743ba9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
+